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The Library of Congress is the oldest federal institution in the United States and is famous as a research library. It is the largest library in the world, with three buildings, and has the largest number of books. The Library of Congress was established in 1800 in Washington D.C. the capital of the United States. This library is open to the public, but only high ranking government officials are allowed to use it.
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Build by the American architect Ralph Rapson in 1973, Riverside Plaza is composed of six buildings with 1,303 residential units. Each building has a different height, intended to reflect the diversity of its population. Rapson was inspired by the time he spent in Europe where people of different ages and levels of wealth coexisted in close quarters. The area was developed with support from the US government, the “New Town in Town” program, and was originally planned to be part of an utopian design that would have seen 12,500 units spread across four “neighborhoods” housing a total of 30,000 people. Utopian – you gotta LOVE the 70ies! As of 2011, Riverside Plaza has over 4,500 tenants living in 1,303 units and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the first of its kind to honor a 19th-century president, is a 200,000 square foot complex covering a two square block area in downtown Springfield, Illinois.
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Jean ProuvĂŠ was a French metal worker, self-taught architect and designer. His main achievement was transferring manufacturing technology from industry to architecture, without losing aesthetic qualities. His design skills were not limited to one discipline. During his career Jean ProuvĂŠ was involved in architectural design, industrial design, structural design and furniture design.
History Faculty Library, Cambridge, 1968
Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (1984)
Born
March 9, 1902 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Died
November 22, 1988 (aged 86) Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality
Mexican
Awards
Pritzker Prize
Buildings
Torres de SatĂŠlite
Torres de SatÊlite, Mexico City (1957–58), in collaboration with Mathias Goeritz.
• Important works Las Arboledas / North of Mexico City (1955–1961) House for the architect / Barragán House, Mexico City (1947– 48) Jardines del Pedregal Subdivision, Mexico City (1945–53) Tlalpan Chapel, Tlalpan, Mexico City (1954–60) Gálvez House, Mexico City (1955) Jardines del Bosque Subdivision, Guadalajara (1955–58) Torres de Satélite, Mexico City (1957–58), in collaboration with Mathias Goeritz Cuadra San Cristóbal, Los Clubes, Mexico City (1966–68) Gilardi House, Mexico City (1975–77)
Architect:
Adolf Loos
Year(s) of design:
1923
Height:
122 m
Planned Location:
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
The New York Five refers to a group of five New York City architects (Peter Eisenman, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey, John Hejduk and Richard Meier).
Humana Building in Louisville, Kentucky, 1982